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Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Osaka or Sarajevo?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Osaka for

  • families
  • shopping
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Osaka’s own page.

Choose Sarajevo for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Sarajevo’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Osaka 34, Sarajevo 6: Osaka leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Osaka 91, Sarajevo 60: Osaka leads by 31 points.
Culture & sights. Osaka 63, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Osaka 80, Sarajevo 44: Osaka leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Osaka 58, Sarajevo 78: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Osaka 97, Sarajevo 62: Osaka leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Osaka 88, Sarajevo 38: Osaka leads by 50 points.
Getting around. Osaka 90, Sarajevo 60: Osaka leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Osaka 80, Sarajevo 40: Osaka leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Osaka 60, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Osaka 66, Sarajevo 40: Osaka leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Osaka 66, Sarajevo 42: Osaka leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Osaka and Sarajevo.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Osaka
Best match
73match

Wins on families and shopping with your weighting.

Sarajevo
51match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OsakaSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsakaSarajevo
Official languageJapaneseCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyYen (JPY)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation20 m518 m
Main airportKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsakaSarajevo
City population2,751,862275,524
People per km²12,3401,947
Museums within 10 km4425
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km61
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.